09.08.2015 01:08
Manual of “Gazprom” has revised the configuration of the “Turkish stream” and has decided to build only one, at best two lines of the Black Sea highway. The company previously had insisted on the pipe in four threads, but Ankara wanted to build only one, “Interfax».
According to the source, is now in” Gazprom “wants to build a maximum of two lines of the Black Sea highway. The official representative of “Gazprom” Sergei Kupriyanov refused to comment on the situation with the “Turkish Stream».
This decision was preceded by media reports that talks on gas pipeline construction stalled. The agency «Reuters», citing a source in official circles in Turkey, wrote that the reason was «lack of key agreements for Ankara discounts for Russian gas» . This is a discount of 10.25% for gas supply volume of 28-30 billion cubic meters. m, which in February announced Energy Minister Taner Yildiz.
Also, an agreement prevents a condition of “Gazprom” to build a four-wire line, while the Turkish side agreed on the construction of only one necessary for Turkey itself, News reported.
At the same time, the Russian authorities denied freeze negotiations. According to Energy Minister Alexander Novak, Russia and Turkey have failed to agree on the discount, which will be 10.25%. This documents the discount has not yet been signed.
Seventh-August, the representative of the Ministry of Energy told “RIA Novosti” that Russia has sent two options Turkish intergovernmental agreement on “Turkish Stream” – for the construction of either the first or all four thread. «They sent two proposals to the Turkish intergovernmental agreement on” Turkish Stream. ” One – on the construction of the first line, the second – for the construction of all four threads », – said the source in the Energy Ministry, without specifying when the documents were sent.
The newspaper” Kommersant “reported in late May that the construction of the third and fourth thread of the pipeline is virtually impossible. The pipeline must pass through the territory of Macedonia and the country’s authorities agree to build only after agreement with the EU, Russia. As stated by the publishing industry sources, bypassing Macedonia is impossible, so it is possible that part of the land the pipeline did not go beyond the borders of Turkey.
The beginning of the construction of the offshore section of the “Turkish stream” the head of “Gazprom” Alexei Miller announced at the beginning of May 2015. This was preceded by the refusal of “Gazprom” on the construction of the pipeline “South Stream” after the failure of Bulgaria for the construction of branches through its territory to the coordination issue between Moscow and Brussels.
The pipeline must pass from Anapa on the Black Sea and further on territory Turkey to the Turkish-Greek border. Its total capacity should reach 63 billion cubic meters. m of gas a year.
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